Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Jerry in Japanese

ジェリー

Jerry, when pronounced "je-rI", is ジェリー (jerī) in katakana.

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Shared by Jerry Springer and others

This katakana spelling is shared by television personality and politician Jerry Springer (ジェリー・スプリンガー), businessman and owner of the Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones (ジェリー・ジョーンズ), and rock 'n' roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis (ジェリー・リー・ルイス). This is also the spelling used by football player Jerry Rice (ジェリー・ライス).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Jerry Family is My Life," "Jerry Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Jerry Family Is My Life
Jerry Family Is My Life je-rI ジェリー Jerry in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jerry Family Is My Life
Jerry Family Is My Life je-rI じぇりい Jerry in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Jerry Family Bonds Are Forever
Jerry Family Bonds Are Forever je-rI ジェリー Jerry in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Jerry Family Bonds Are Forever
Jerry Family Bonds Are Forever je-rI じぇりい Jerry in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Jerry Japanese Tattoo Designs

Jerry in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Jerry in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Jerry in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Jerry, when pronounced je-rI, is ジェリー (jerī) in katakana and じぇりい (jerii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Jerry in Katakana (Vertical)
Jerry katakana, vertical
Jerry in Katakana (Horizontal)
Jerry katakana, horizontal
Jerry in Hiragana (Vertical)
Jerry hiragana, vertical
Jerry in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Jerry hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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